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eBay Best Choice for Grant PUD Surplus Auction
June 26, 2008

EPHRATA, WA - The annual Grant PUD surplus property auction is coming to a computer near you. Gone is the long day at the fairgrounds waiting for the item or pallet you’ve set your sights on to come up for bid.  In an effort to economize on the auction process, and make it possible for more county residents to participate, Grant PUD has employed the convenience of eBay.

Grant PUD began selling surplus furniture, computers and other miscellaneous items on eBay in June.  Each auction lasts seven days.  Auctions will be held throughout the year as surplus items become available.  Accessing the auctions is simple and can be done through a link on Grant PUD’s Web site:  http://www.gcpud.org/contracting/index.htm.  From that page visitors can directly access Grant PUD’s current eBay listing or register to be notified of future auctions. The eBay auction site includes photographs and descriptions of all items to be sold.  All items must be picked up at Grant PUD.

Craig Weddle, support services manager noted that, “not only do the people of the county benefit from running the auction through eBay, but it will reduce utility costs associated with the handling and storage requirements of the annual auctions held in the past.” 

The surplus auction for licensed and some non-licensed vehicles will continue to be conducted through a professional auctioneering company. 

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Grant County Public Utility District is a Washington state municipal corporation that began electric service in 1942.  Owned by the people it serves, Grant PUD generates and sells electricity to Grant County residents and millions of customers throughout Central Washington and the Pacific Northwest.  The Priest Rapids Project, comprised of Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dams, produces nearly 2,000 megawatts of clean, renewable and reliable electricity – enough to supply a city the size of Seattle.  A leader in science based technology; Grant PUD is committed to finding effective measures for the protection, mitigation and enhancement of salmon, steelhead and other natural and cultural resources.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Kathy Kiefer
(509) 754-6625 / kkiefer@gcpud.org